One held for abducting and attacking two women in Pathanamthitta

PATHANAMTHITTA: The police have arrested a person, accused of abducting and attacking two women. He has been identified as Praveen of Vennikulam. The incident happened on September 29. The two women, who sell medical equipment door to door, were abducted and assaulted.

He approached the women at the Pathanamthitta private bus stand and misled them by claiming that he also worked in the same field. He then persuaded them to get into his vehicle and drove them away.

The complaint said the accused attacked them after they got into the vehicle. The women told police that he later dropped them off on the Mallappally–Vennikulam road.